Quick Shot

With many new variations of planar cryo targets being developed, a new method to view target designs off-line has been advanced. The new in-cart viewing system allows for studies of durability, new fill methods, and new target manufacturing studies off-line. The system makes it possible to record and view the planar target ice transitions without having to use the center of the target chamber. This allows for new target designs and new manufacturing processes to be tested in a cart prior to deployment on OMEGA. The cameras can provide color video or still pictures of ice or bubble formation during phase transition of the fuel. Bob Earley, Research Engineer and Principal Investigator for this project, is shown with the camera housing above the shroud, while a view from above showing the camera inside the shroud is seen inside the inset.